New York, July 9.
Ex-Ambassador. Davis has been nominated Democratic candidate for the. Presidency.
The delegates arrived at the Convention to-day, weary and halt awake. They found a new spirit dominating the assembly. Messrs. Smith's and MeAdoo's "supporters early began a considerable re-dis tribution of votes. Mr. Davis soon took the lead for the first time. The 102nd ballot gave Mr. Davis 415 votes and Senator Underwood 307.
After the votes cast for Me. Davis the final, 103rd, ballot had reached the necéssnry two-thirds majority, the States were called upon to discontinue balloting and the nomination was made unanimous, Mr. Davis in the course of a statement said: "There can be no com: promise with reaction. Liberal principles must and will prevail. This ts the mandate of the hour and T shall obey it."
Mr. MeAdoo's Withdrawal.
A thrilling drama oceurved at last night's session of the Democratis Convention. It opened with Senatoc Ralston's withdrawal, then Governor Smith's conditional withdrawal and, lastly, Mr. McAdoo's epic perform ance, like that of a man signing his {own political death" warrant. He took stray pieces of paper and the stub of a lead pencil and, sitting in bod, scribbled the fateful letter re-Teasing the delegates. Ie showed the letter to his wife, who readily approved. The letter was then read to the delegates, It brought bitter tears to the eyes of many of the women delegates, who for weeks had eon marching," shouting, waving, flags, singing hymns and praying for the success of Mr. McAdoo, The violence of the sivuggle in the mind of Mr. McAdoo is indicated by his pathetic. messages, saying that elt that if ho withdrew his name from the Convention, he would. be betraying the trust of the people: yet he was not willing: to contribut the continuance of the hopeless deadlock. He would continue fight for the principle and ideals of progressive Democracy and for Tighteousness. Ho hoped that tha Democratic party would always hold aloft the torch carried to such noble heights by the late President Wilson—Reuter's American Service,
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